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    Home » Easy Weeknight Dinners

    Easy Weeknight

    Make dinner easier with these easy weeknight dinner recipes. From quick skillet meals and simple pasta dishes to air fryer favorites and comforting casseroles, you'll find plenty of flavorful meals that fit into a busy schedule.

    Try my Creamy Pesto Beef Pasta, Marinated Beef Stir Fry, Air Fryer Tuna Steaks or Green Lentil Daal. Whether you need a dinner ready in 30 minutes or a low-effort meal that can cook while you get on with your evening, these recipes make cooking from scratch feel manageable.

    Lettuce wraps topped with chicken, blue cheese and ranch dressing

    Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    Collage of easy mussels recipes

    The Best Easy Mussels Recipes

    The baked pasta shells in a dish next to herbs and parmesan cheese

    Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Shells

    A plate of lemon salmon pasta served from a skillet

    Creamy Lemon Salmon Pasta

    Two bowls of panang curry served from a dutch oven

    Beef Panang Curry (Thai Beef and Peanut Red Curry)

    Two bowls of roasted cauliflower soup topped with bacon and herbs

    Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Blue Cheese

    Stir fried baby eggplant in a frying pan

    Roasted Baby Eggplant (Aubergine) with Stir Fry Sauce

    Chicken and rice soup in a red dutch oven on a chopping board

    Thai Chicken and Rice Soup

    A piece of crispy baked cod being cut into with a fork

    Crispy Baked Cod with Red Pesto

    The cooked dish in a skillet on a wooden chopping board

    Creamy Tomato and Turmeric Chicken

    Top shot of Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries in a large serving bowl

    Sautéed Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries

    Stacked mini crab cakes garnished with fresh herbs

    Mini Crab Cakes Recipe

    Top down shot of chicken salad in a white bowl

    Grilled Lemon and Herb Chicken Salad

    Top down shot of cream one pot pasta on a white plate

    Creamy One Pot Pasta (Sausage, Mushrooms and Garlic)

    Close up of Salmon Baked in Foil on a white plate

    Salmon Baked in Foil with Pesto

    Two shrimp and rice bowls on a table top

    Shrimp and Rice Bowls with Lemon and Tarragon

    A close up of a slice of blue cheese pizza with pumpkin

    Pumpkin Pizza with blue cheese

    Lamb meatballs dressed on a bed of salad

    Baked Lamb Meatballs with Harissa and Feta

    Overhead shot of green lentil daal in a bowl with a piece of ripped naan bread in the bowl

    Easy Green Lentil Daal Recipe (Vegan, One Pot, 45 minutes)

    Giant couscous salad on a blue plate, topped with sliced lamb neck

    Giant Couscous Salad with Feta, Squash & Lamb

    honey and mustard chicken salad in a bowl

    Honey & Mustard Marinated Chicken Salad

    Red Wine Risotto with Steak and Topped With Parmesan

    Red Wine Risotto with Steak

    Turkey meatballs in a skillet in a marinara sauce and topped with cheese.

    Turkey Spinach Meatballs

    Maple glazed chicken thighs on a plate with salad.

    Maple & Apple Cider Glazed Chicken Thighs

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    Slow The Cook Down is all about taking life down a notch - stopping to enjoy the smell from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there's no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done, and it will be delicious! Pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new.

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      Poached Cod in Coconut Milk
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      Air Fryer Tuna Steaks
    • Two bowls of tomato and vegetable soup topped with fresh basil leaves and black pepper.
      Air Fryer Soup
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      Reverse Seared Lamb Chops (Mint Marinated)
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